Juvenile Delinquency

WHAT'S UP IN THE ALBEMARLE 

Smart Start to board to meet. The Albemarle Smart Start Partnership Board of Directors will meet in the conference room of the Currituck County Department of Social Services today at noon.
Source: www.dailyadvance.com

Church apology helps heal hurt 
At first, the Rev. Jim Colopy wanted nothing to do with a pair of teens who robbed him at gunpoint four months ago. Yesterday, Colopy embraced half brothers Raheem Gaines, 14, and Charles A. Calaway, 15, and told them he was proud of them.
Source: www.dispatch.com

Critics: Bid to empower youths erodes juvenile system's protections 
Some anniversaries deserve recognition but not necessarily a celebration. This year, the juvenile justice system will observe the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision giving due process rights to minors, but the legacy of that decision is coming under fire.
Source: www.nwitimes.com

Thieves forgiven, embraced by church 
COLUMBUS - Four months after teens tried to carjack him, the Rev. Jim Colopy hugged two of them at a church service, said he prayed to forgive them and accepted their apology.
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Head of the class Pioneering journalist Les Brownlee had a need to achieve 
There are good and bad things about writing an autobiography when the lights are flickering. Les Brownlee was 80 when he first sat down at his typewriter.
Source: www.suntimes.com